HERPA 1/200 USAF UNITED STATES AIR FORCE CONVAIR XB-58 HUSTLER 55-0660 (559850)

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Up for sale is a brand new 1:200 scale USAF UNITED STATES AIR FORCE CONVAIR XB-58 HUSTLER 55-0660 (559850)) by Herpa Wings.

Depicted in its original livery is the prototype Hustler. At Fort Worth, Texas, Convair’s Chief Test Pilot, Beryl Arthur Erickson, took this first prototype XB-58, serial number 55-0660, on its first flight on 11 November 1956. The B-58 weapons load was a combination of Mark 39, B43 or B61 thermonuclear bombs. The weapons could be carried in a jettisonable centerline pod, which also carried fuel.  Four the smaller bombs could be carried on underwing hardpoints. There was a General Electric M61 20 mm rotary cannon mounted in the tail, with 1,200 rounds of ammunition, and controlled by the Defensive Systems Officer. 116 were built and they served the Strategic Air Command until January 1970 when they were sent to Davis-Monthan AFB, Tucson, Arizona for long-term storage. 55-0660 was transferred to Kelly Air Force Base, Texas, 15 March 1960, for use as a ground instruction airframe. It was scrapped some time later.

This model aircraft is made from die-cast metal and includes extensive detailing. It is similar in quality to Gemini Jets, JC Wings and Phoenix Model.

Display stand included.

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